Shaving kit



' Nov. 13,1923. 11,473,653

T. J. STEPHENS SHAVING KIT Filed Jan. 30. 1922 of parts shown in Figure2 and at Patented Nov. 13, i923.

THOMAS J. STEPHENS, 01E CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SHAVING KIT.

Application filed January 30, 1922.

compact, and easily manufactured group of.

pockets for shaving utensils, arranged in a casing in a manner toprovide storage space for lather-forming material, such as a fluid orliquid; also to increase the capacity for storing such material bymaking the-handle of the shaving brush into storage space, so conformingto the pocket that receives it as to reduce to a minimum loss of fluidstorage space incident to development or the n'ush pocket,- also toutilize the shape of the brush pocket to facilitate the introduction ofthe bristles thereinto; and, finally to so relate the pockets to thecasing of the kit that in addition to dipping into the storage space 01the casing from the end or ends thereof, they will be presented in suchrelation to a cover or covers applied to the casing as to adapt a coverto confine the article introduced into a pocket.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, the preferredembodiment thereof is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Figurel is a central longitudinal section of a kit embodying in itsconstruction the several features of the invention.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of parts shown at the upper end of Figure 1with the cover removed.

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section the upper end of Figure 1,the plane of section being at right angles to that or" Figure L 1'represents a casing which may be of any desired transverse section, buthere shown cylindrical, and serving as a container for alather-producing substance for shaving. Inserted through one end or" thecasing 1 and centrally and longitudinall T disposed therein is a brushpocket 2 composed of a tapered base 2" which substantially fits thetransverse dimension of the casing at the lower end thereof, and aprolongation 2 which, together with the reduced portion of the baseleaves an annular storage space 3 Serial No. 5323MB.

for lather-producing fluid. Base 2 extends beyond the lower end of thecasing 1 in order to present a flange 4 to receive the cover 5.

Within the pocket 2 is a brush,the handle of which is constructed in theform oi a dispensing container 6 corr tially to the base of the (soesponding substanpocket, so that the transverse dimensions oi thecontainer 6 and the portion 01 the reservoir 3 ing it approximate thoseof the casing 1, and

surroundloss or storage space incident to introduction of the pocket isat reduced to a minimum; comprising a head this portion of the casingsaid brush further 7 mounted upon the container 6 and carrying thebristles 8 which enter the barrel portion 2 of the pocket. As

herein shown, with a valve 9 under control the container in order to thecontainer 6 is equipped and a valve actuating rod 10 of the flexiblebottom 11 ol adapt the container 7 fluid to the bristles as describedand claimed in my copending application Ser January 30, 1922.

Carried by the opposite end 12 of the easing 1, and intruded therefromage space 3, are a series of and the body of a razor are also arrangedto occupy say, they are surrounded by by a cap 18.

The bristle carrying head T the handle movable, and when thelather-producing No. 532,645, filed into the storpockets 13, let, and 15for containing the blades, the handle, and these pockets the leastpracticable space within the reservoir; that is to storage space Pockets13, 14:, and 15, beyond the end of and are closed by a cover 16 which isadapted to confine the articles in the pockets. End 12 is furtherprovided with a delivery nipple 1? closed is threaded to 0 so as torender it readily recontainer provided by the handle is opened by suchremoval, fluid may be supplied to from the reservoir the container 6 Thekit herein described is designed pri marily for construction of readilymolded plastic such as celluloid or other similar material, butobviously it of sheet metal or any terial.

I claim:

may be constructed other suitable ma- 1. In a lather kit, a casing, atapered brush pocket centrally and longitudinallydisposed in said casingand formi ng therewith asur 11o the storage capacity of one portion 0rounding storage space, and a dispensing container located Within andconforming to the taper of said pocket and thereby raising f the kit toapproximately the entire transverse section of said portion.

2. In a shaving kit, a casing, pocket centrally and longitudinally insaid casing and having a tapered and an elongated portion beyond thetapered portion, said pocket forming \vithsaid casing annular vstoragespace for lathertorrning material, a brush inserted in said pocketcomprising dispensing container conforming substantially to the taperedportion of the pocket and thereby raising the storage capacity oi thatportion of the liit, and bristles carried by said dispensing container,guided by said tapering portion into the prolongation of said pocket.

3. In a shaving kit, a casing, a brush pocket extending centrally andlongitudinally and forming with the casing .a surrounding reservoir forlathertorining material, and pockets carried by the opposite end of saida brush disposed mension and portion inward from one end of said casinge /sees casing and dipping into said annular reservoir. V

In a shaving kit, a ,casing, a brush pocket centrally and longitudinallydisposed in said casing and substantially corresponding to the casing inlongitudinal dialso in transverse dimension at one end but taperedlongitudinally to develop a surrounding ;re servoir and facilitate theinsertion oft-he bristles of the brush into the reduced end ofthepocket.

-5. In a shaving kit, an-outer'casing Wall, a pocket forming .wallwithin and secured at 'one end to an end otthe casing Wall; said Wallsl'tOl'lIllXlg a reservoir for lather producing material, and a cover forsaidcasing; said pocket forming .Wtt'll extending out- Wardlybeyond theend of thecasing wall; and said cover being adaptedfto receivetheoutwardlyextending portion. of the pocket Wall and to confine anarticleinserted in the pocket.

Signed. atCleveland, Ohio,this 23rd day of January, 1922.

THOMAS V J. STEPHENS.

